Melting the Ice-Hearted Heir Ordinary office worker Kirihara Reina is suddenly proposed a contract marriage by Shirogane Toshiya, the cold-hearted heir to a major corporate group. Reluctant but resigned, Reina agrees to this marriage of convenience. Toshiya remains distant and emotionless, repeatedly reminding her that "this is merely a contract." Their life together in a luxury penthouse is awkward and suffocating.
At their society debut, Reina notices something new in Toshiya's eyes when he looks at her—a gentleness that
Episodes Episode 1: Episode 1 Episode 2: The Cold-Hearted Heir and the Ice Secretary Episode 3: Luxurious apartment, cold distance Episode 4: Debut in high society and subtle kindness Episode 5: Loneliness in the dead of night, and the budding understanding Episode 6: Shadow of the Secretary Episode 7: The Warmth of a Friend Episode 8: The Pain of Memory Episode 9: Crossed Feelings Episode 10: Confession to a Friend Episode 11: A Night When Distance Closes Episode 12: The Mask of a Gentleman Episode 13: Shadow of the Mother, Daughter's Confusion Episode 14: True Feelings Within Falsehoods Episode 15: The Secretary's Past and the Reason for His Obsession Episode 16: The Trap of False Accusation and the Silent Target Episode 17: Wall slam, collarbone, and a crisis situation Episode 18: A Storm of Misunderstandings and a Declaration to Dissolve the Contract Episode 19: The Rainy Shopping Street and the Offered Umbrella Episode 20: The Honest Dialogue and a New Oath Episode 21: A Confession Before Dawn
The city was still wrapped in darkness when she decided to tell him everything. Not during the day, when the world was awake and watching. Not in the evening, when the setting sun painted everything in shades of melancholy. But now, in these precious hours before the first light broke through the sky—when the night was deepest and most honest.
She found him on the rooftop of his apartment building, exactly where she knew he would Episode 22: Storm Omen Episode 23: The Abyss of Strategy Episode 24: The Time for Decision Episode 25: The Rebirth of Bonds, and a New Beginning Episode 26: Episode 26 Episode 27: The meaning of the mark, the answer of silence Episode 28: Episode 28